What's in your (PIZZA) oven?

And this is where my sauce comes from
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You can make a VERY good sauce just throwing a can of this in the food processor and nothing else. You can of course add some basil, oragano, garlic, etc, but doesn't need it.

Starting with the best tomatoes is really the only secret to a good sauce. Most canned tomatoes on the store shelf won't even come close and do require a lot of doctoring.
 
Yesterday’s pizza was …meh. My crust was like day old naan…and now you guys have me thinking my Newman’s spaghetti sauce has gotta go, too……IMG_8267.jpeg

next Sunday’s pizza is gonna be epic πŸ‘
 
Yesterday’s pizza was …meh. My crust was like day old naan…and now you guys have me thinking my Newman’s spaghetti sauce has gotta
to go, too……View attachment 140031

next Sunday’s pizza is gonna be epic πŸ‘
Your dough hasn't been fermenting so far, right? You going to be giving that a go this time?
 
Yes. Hand mix Thursday eve or Friday morning.
Nice. I really recommend using a poolish as well, Start that the day before you do the dough. I know many here don't do it, but the recipe I gave calls for one. If you don't plan to use one, I can rework my recipe and post again for no poolish.

Edit: adding this:

With Poolish:​

  1. Flavor: Poolish adds a complex, slightly tangy flavor to the dough due to the extended fermentation process1. This can result in a more nuanced and rich taste.
  2. Texture: Dough made with poolish tends to be lighter and airier, with a more open crumb structure. This can give your pizza a softer, more tender crust.
  3. Workability: The dough is generally more elastic and easier to stretch, making it more manageable when shaping your pizza
 
And this is where my sauce comes from
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You can make a VERY good sauce just throwing a can of this in the food processor and nothing else. You can of course add some basil, oragano, garlic, etc, but doesn't need it.

Starting with the best tomatoes is really the only secret to a good sauce. Most canned tomatoes on the store shelf won't even come close and do require a lot of doctoring.


Heresy. Use a food mill not a food processor. You introduce to much air with a food processor.

I’m kidding of course, but I’m not.

Also unpopular opinion with whole tomatoes. Most people drain the liquid before milling the tomatoes. I actually like it, I like my neo pies with a bit thinner of sauce to start, it thickens in the oven. If you drain or say, start with bianco’s crushed tomatoes, once through the oven the sauce gets to thick.
 
Heresy. Use a food mill not a food processor. You introduce to much air with a food processor.

I’m kidding of course, but I’m not.

Also unpopular opinion with whole tomatoes. Most people drain the liquid before milling the tomatoes. I actually like it, I like my neo pies with a bit thinner of sauce to start, it thickens in the oven. If you drain or say, start with bianco’s crushed tomatoes, once through the oven the sauce gets to thick.
I don't have a food mill and just went with my food processor and liked the results. At first I was hand-crushing the tomatoes in the can and running it all through a sieve. But I like more of the tomato meat left in. Never would I ever dump out anything else in the can, though.

Might get a mill some day, but my sauce has been good out of the processor so far.
 
Food mills are great tools, especially with tomatoes...
Use mine a lot for red sauces.

I made a lot of red sauces over the years, best results with the mill, faster with a food processor/blender.
 
Know how that goes...
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I haven't done much pizza making in a few years but I got into it big time 10+ years ago just with my home oven. The forums at https://www.pizzamaking.com/ will keep you busy for months. They also have a cool dough calculator tool. I have my eyes on an Ooni Koda 16 when the time and space allows.
 
I haven't done much pizza making in a few years but I got into it big time 10+ years ago just with my home oven. The forums at https://www.pizzamaking.com/ will keep you busy for months. They also have a cool dough calculator tool. I have my eyes on an Ooni Koda 16 when the time and space allows.
Yeah but... we can forum here and talk about pizza :D
 
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I think elsewhere here someone mentioned the cast iron pan pizza. This is the version I've followed recently and it turns out a really great pan pizza in a home oven.

 
I have over the years been down some internet rabbit holes but this pizza one may take the cake, I mean dough. There are at least a couple opinions out there. Kinda like what is the best car if you plan to drive it?
 
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